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10 Centavos
| Issuer | Bohol Emergency Currency Board |
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| Year | 1942 |
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| Size | 119 × 62 mm |
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| Obverse description | The face is typographically printed within a rectangular border of guilloche ornament, with the denomination numeral "10" appearing in the upper left and upper right corners and again within a circular lathe-work medallion at the lower left. A central panel carries the denomination in bold block lettering reading "10 CENTAVOS", flanked by red serial numbers on either side. Three manuscript signatures appear above the printed role designations ACTG. PROV. TREAS. – PROV. AUDITOR – PROV. FISCAL, with a circular Commonwealth of the Philippines seal at the lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES WILL PAY TO THE BEARER ON DEMAND 10 CENTAVOS IN LAWFUL CURRENCY OF THE PHILIPPINES BOHOL EMERGENCY CURRENCY BOARD SERIES OF 1942 ACTG. PROV. TREAS. PROV. AUDITOR PROV. FISCAL MEMBER CHAIRMAN MEMBER |
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The Bohol Emergency Currency Board was one of several provincial bodies authorized to issue guerrilla currency after the Japanese occupation disrupted normal banking across the Philippine archipelago in 1942. These notes circulated in parallel with — and in direct defiance of — Japanese Military Pesos, which the occupation forces mandated as the sole legal tender. Using or possessing guerrilla currency was a serious risk for civilians.
Bohol's issues are among the more documented provincial series, but attrition was severe: many notes were deliberately destroyed by their holders before capture or during Japanese sweeps.